The country鈥檚 apparel makers have decided to keep their factories closed today for the safety of workers and employees.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association at a meeting held at Westin Hotel in the capital Dhaka on Monday instructed all its members to close their respective units on Tuesday.
The BGMEA also said that they would convene another meeting on Tuesday (today) to decide whether the factories would resume on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, one of the BGMEA directors Shams Mahmud said that the factories should remain closed until formation of an interim government in the country.
Under the present situation, it is important to think about the safety of the workers and factories, he said.聽聽
Earlier on Sunday, the BGMEA and Bangladesh Textile Mills Association asked all their member units to close factories until further instruction amid a curfew and student movement.
Amid the unrest, Sinha Textile, Beximco Synthetics, a warehouse of scrapped clothing items (jhoot) of Ha-Meem Group, and Bengal Plastic at Zirani in Ashulia and Outpace Spinning in Gazipur were set on fire on Sunday.
Factories remained shut from July 20 as a curfew was imposed across the country from midnight past July 19 due to the clashes across the country over quota reform protests, starting from July 16.